The Education (Student Support) (Wales) Regulations 2017

Transfer of status

102.—(1) Where an eligible part-time student transfers from a designated part-time course to another designated part-time course, the Welsh Ministers must transfer the student’s status as an eligible part-time student to that other course where—

(a) they receive a request from the eligible part-time student to do so;

(b) they are satisfied that one or more of the grounds for transfer in paragraph (2) applies; and

(c) the period of eligibility has not terminated.

(2) The grounds for transfer are—

(a) the eligible part-time student starts to undertake another designated part-time course at the same institution;

(b) the eligible part-time student starts to undertake a designated part-time course at another institution; or

(c) after commencing a designated part-time course for a first degree (other than an honours degree) the eligible part-time student is, before the completion of that course, admitted to a designated part-time course for an honours degree in the same subject at the same institution.

(3) Subject to paragraph (4), an eligible part-time student who transfers under paragraph (1) is entitled, for the remainder of the academic year in which the eligible part-time student transfers, to continue to receive in connection with the course to which the eligible part-time student transfers the support under this Part for which the Welsh Ministers have determined the eligible part-time student qualifies in respect of the course from which the eligible part-time student transfers.

(4) The Welsh Ministers may re-assess the amount of support payable after the transfer in accordance with this Part.

(5) An eligible part-time student who transfers under paragraph (1) after the Welsh Ministers have determined the eligible part-time student’s support under this Part in connection with the academic year of the course from which the eligible part-time student is transferring but before the eligible part-time student completes that year may not apply for another grant under regulation 85(1)(b), regulation 87, regulation 88 or regulations 89 to 98 in connection with the academic year of the course to which the eligible part-time student transfers.

(6) Where an eligible part-time student transfers under paragraph (1) from a designated part-time course beginning before 1 September 2014, the maximum amount of support under regulation 85(1)(a) in respect of the academic year of the course to and from which the eligible part-time student transfers is the amount of support with fees available in connection with the course which has the highest intensity of study as defined in regulation 85.

(7) Where a new eligible part-time student transfers under paragraph (1) from a designated part-time course beginning on or after 1 September 2014, the maximum amount of new part-time fee loan available under regulation 86 in respect of the academic year of the course to and from which the new eligible part-time student transfers is the amount available in connection with the course which attracts the highest amount of new part-time fee loan in accordance with regulation 86(3) to (5).